MKC65F0049

NTSB accident investigation · Taylorcraft BC12D1 · Grand Island, NE · February 28, 1965

Accident · No injuriesClosed
Date
February 28, 1965
Place
Grand Island, NE · GRAND ISLAND, NE
Injuries
2 uninjured
Damage
Substantial damage
Phase of flight
Landing
Aircraft
N44143Taylorcraft BC12D1
Status
Completed · report April 26, 1965
Report
Brief approved by the director
Case key
179450

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NTSB brief

NTSB’s brief of the accident, as it was printed: the coded facts, with the probable cause and factors.

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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-0440  65/2/28    GRAND ISLAND NEBR   TAYLORCRAFT BC12D1  CR-  0  0  2  INSTRUCTIONAL             COMMERCIAL, FL.INSTR.,
        TIME - 1013                    N44143              PX-  0  0  0  DUAL                      AGE 30, 2873 TOTAL HOURS,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            25 IN TYPE, NOT
                                                                                                   INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - GRAND ISLAND
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           GROUND-WATER LOOP-SWERVE                                 LANDING: ROLL
           COLLIDED WITH: SNOWBANK                                  LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           DUAL STUDENT - SELECTED WRONG RUNWAY RELATIVE TO EXISTING WIND
           PILOT IN COMMAND - INADEQUATE SUPERVISION OF FLIGHT

Aircraft

Registration
N44143
Reported as
Taylorcraft BC12D1
Category
Airplane
Engine
reciprocating
Damage
Substantial damage
Airport
Grand Island

Matched to the registry by N-number and the event date; the registry’s history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.